In literature and the fine arts, a salient feature or element of a composition or work; esp., the theme, or central or dominant feature; specif.

Usually called OSF/Motif The UNIX industry's standard user interface originally developed by the Open Software Foundation Motif is based on the X-Window system and is a Presentation Manager look- alike Motif is available for all IBM AIX workstations.

Theme, character type, image, Metaphor, or other verbal element that recurs throughout a single work of literature or occurs in a number of different works over a period of time For example, the various manifestations of the color white in Herman Melville's Moby Dick is a 'specific' motif, while the trials of star-crossed lovers is a 'conventional' motif from the literature of all periods.

Graphical user interface specified by the Open Software Foundation and built on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's X Windows.

Short melodic or rhythmic idea that recurs within a work or movement.

Short musical idea, or melodic theme that runs through a piece.

Single decoration or image, such as a flower, a shell, or a circle, that is repeated in a design.